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Attack of the clones: Fake ChatGPT apps are everywhere

ID: 87962735-e1d6-5a68-8771-812984d9a4ce

STIX ID: report--87962735-e1d6-5a68-8771-812984d9a4ce

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-11-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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The report alerts readers to an influx of fake “AI” mobile apps in app stores that impersonate popular brands and span a risk spectrum from harmless wrappers and adware to spyware and Android trojans; it cites specific detections (e.g., com.openai.dalle3umagic as adware and com.wkwaplapphfm.messengerse as Android/Trojan.Agent...), describes attacker behaviors (spoofed certificates, obfuscated code, data exfiltration, SMS interception), and provides practical user safety guidance (download from official stores, check developer names, limit permissions, use mobile security software).

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